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Despite stories from an impressive international roster of both established and up-and-coming crime novelists, this woman-themed anthology is disappointingly hit-and-miss. Abbott, herself a 2006 Edgar nominee for her noir debut, Die a Little, attempts to organize the volume by grouping pieces under catchy but not very meaningful headings such as Hellcats, Madwomen and Outlaws and Minxes, Shapeshifters and Hothouse Flowers. The few standouts include Zoë Sharp's Served Cold, a revenge tale featuring British femme fatale–cum–bodyguard Charlie Fox, and Ken Bruen's moody Nora B., chronicling a cop's disastrous relationship with a scheming Irish barmaid. Notably absent is a story from Val McDermid, whose introduction only whets the reader's appetite for a taste of her signature tartan noir. Fans of the other authors included are better off waiting for the next installments of their respective series. (Dec.)
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A Hell of a Woman is a brilliant and riveting new take on noir -- a 21st century Female noir. Tales of resilient women faced with life's cards, shuffling and dealing the deck their own way. The tensions notch, the plots twist in a stranglehold, and it's one hell of an anthology. --Cara Black, author of Murder on the Ile-Saint Louis
Beautiful, bold and bloody -- the dames in this collection rock, and when they do, heads roll. This anthology of compelling stories about members of the 'fairer sex' with a proclivity for deadly schemes is a must-read for all lovers of noir. Each story is a gem. --Carolyn Haines, author of Penumbra and Revenant
The next time some jackass smirks and tells me that women can't write noir, I'm going to knock him upside the head with a copy of A Hell of a Woman. Megan Abbott, our leading Queenpin of crime, has assembled a powerhouse collection of noir by the best dames in the business. (And the stories by the dudes ain't half bad, either.) I've fallen hard for this antho, even though it's destined to clean out my savings account, sleep with my best friend and break my heart. --Duane Swierczynski, author of The Blonde and The Wheelman --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Despite stories from an impressive international roster of both established and up-and-coming crime novelists, this woman-themed anthology is disappointingly hit-and-miss. Abbott, herself a 2006 Edgar nominee for her noir debut, Die a Little, attempts to organize the volume by grouping pieces under catchy but not very meaningful headings such as Hellcats, Madwomen and Outlaws and Minxes, Shapeshifters and Hothouse Flowers. The few standouts include Zoë Sharp's Served Cold, a revenge tale featuring British femme fatale–cum–bodyguard Charlie Fox, and Ken Bruen's moody Nora B., chronicling a cop's disastrous relationship with a scheming Irish barmaid. Notably absent is a story from Val McDermid, whose introduction only whets the reader's appetite for a taste of her signature tartan noir. Fans of the other authors included are better off waiting for the next installments of their respective series. (Dec.)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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A Hell of a Woman is a brilliant and riveting new take on noir -- a 21st century Female noir. Tales of resilient women faced with life's cards, shuffling and dealing the deck their own way. The tensions notch, the plots twist in a stranglehold, and it's one hell of an anthology. --Cara Black, author of Murder on the Ile-Saint Louis
Beautiful, bold and bloody -- the dames in this collection rock, and when they do, heads roll. This anthology of compelling stories about members of the 'fairer sex' with a proclivity for deadly schemes is a must-read for all lovers of noir. Each story is a gem. --Carolyn Haines, author of Penumbra and Revenant
The next time some jackass smirks and tells me that women can't write noir, I'm going to knock him upside the head with a copy of A Hell of a Woman. Megan Abbott, our leading Queenpin of crime, has assembled a powerhouse collection of noir by the best dames in the business. (And the stories by the dudes ain't half bad, either.) I've fallen hard for this antho, even though it's destined to clean out my savings account, sleep with my best friend and break my heart. --Duane Swierczynski, author of The Blonde and The Wheelman --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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